Butfield Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Butfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia441:613,53943,545
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Butfield Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Butfield Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Butfield is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Butfield? popularity and diffusion

Butfield is the 1,882,912th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Butfield reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 23 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and West Sussex, where 15 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 45 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Butfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Butfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Butfield last name grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butfield
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